Labs required to obtain accreditation: All environmental laboratories performing analysis to comply with permit requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Reciprocity agreements: Y-NELAP states

Accreditation Program Contact:

Laboratory Contact:

Myron Gunsalus

ngunsalus@kdheks.gov

785/291-3162

Myron Gunsalus

ngunsalus@kdheks.gov

785/291-3162

Fields of Accreditation

DW

NPW

SCM

Air

Tissue

Other: N

Fees

(1) The accreditation fees for primary accreditation for laboratories located in the
state of Kansas shall be as follows:
(A) (i) $1,000.00 for aquatic toxicity;
(ii) $300.00 for microbiology field of accreditation for one scope
of accreditation and $500.00 for more than one scope of
accreditation;
(iii) $500.00 for metal field of accreditation for each scope of
accreditation;
(iv) $1,000.00 for organic chemistry field of accreditation for each
scope of accreditation;
(v) $500.00 for inorganic chemistry field of accreditation for each
scope of accreditation; and
(vi) $1,000.00 for radiochemistry field of accreditation for each
scope of accreditation;
(B) $200.00 for each supplemental accreditation; and
(C) $200.00 for each laboratory operating more than one facility in
different physical locations and accredited under the same certificate, in
addition to any of the accreditation fees.
(2) The accreditation fee for primary accreditation for each laboratory located out
of the state of Kansas shall be $1,750.00 for each scope of accreditation. The
laboratory shall be responsible for all fees and expenses for the assessment of the
laboratory that are paid by the laboratory directly to a third-party assessor
contracted by the department.
(3) The accreditation fee for each laboratory accredited by reciprocity shall be
$1,250.00 for each scope of accreditation.
(4) The accreditation fees for each field laboratory shall be $200.00 for one field
of accreditation and $350.00 for more than one field of accreditation.

Related Websites:

www.kdheks.gov/envlab/download/2010/State_of_Kansas_Regulations.pdf

Notes

The role of the Kansas Environmental Laboratory Improvement Office (ELIPO) is to accredit environmental laboratories performing analysis to comply with permit requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Laboratories located outside of Kansas shall not be approved as field
laboratories only Chlorine;dissolved oxygen;hydrogen ion (pH);sulfite;
temperature; turbidity.)